Its a Funny Thing!!!!!

I often wonder why the Nugget does not allow comments on certain articles, especially since the articles they choose to block out comments are the most contraversial. Lets look at the OFAH declaration that its the native netting of walleye on Lake Nipissing that is the reason why the fishery is in decline.

Lets look at both sides, Native and Non-Native. According to the Nugget and the OFAH report, the MNR imposed a commercial limit for the Native netting which the Native community refused to comply with. The apparently imposed their own quota BUT wont actually tell us what that quota is. Their Chief defends it becasue she said the quota has not been met becasue the fish are not there. Chief Couchie, if your own people are not catching the quota that your community has set, does that not put up red flags?

For the Non-Natives, From late May untill late June, the waterfront from Memorial Drive up to Lavase River is POLLUTED with boats full of fisherpeople (me being one of them). Now if I was the MNR and wanted to manage the non-native fishery, park my arse at one of 3 main boat launches along the waterfront around 6pm every night and not only will you see fisherpeople come off with too many fish, fish in the slot and boating violations but you will most likely get enough funds from fines that there would be enough gas in the tanks for the fall hunting season.

I cant talk for the native fishery becasuse they seem to make up their own rules as they go along but for the non native fishery, here are a couple of rules that should be in place. 1- Why is it that any person in the boat under the age of 16 allowed a limit of fish. I have seen many boats loaded up with minors and 1 person over the age of 16 and the only person fishing is the overager. If a boat with 6 people in it is allowed 4 walleye each, that is 24 walleye with 1 licence. Lets make it that the limit of fish is based on the licenced people in the boat. If there are 6 people in the boat with 1 licence, the boat is still only allowed 4 fish. 2- During the fall deer hunt, every MNR CO is sitting in the loring area at at road block checking every truck, car, bike etc. Why not do the same along the waterfront? If you ask any police officer, visibility is 9/10ths of the job. Park a couple MNR Trucks at the docks and get your arses on your boats and do what we pay you to do.

I hope the Nugget allows this becasue they want people to comment on articles, stop choosing what articles we are allowed to comment on.